Israeli Military On High Alert To Possible Transportation Of Weapons Across Syria-Lebanon Border

Israeli Military On High Alert To Possible Transportation Of Weapons Across Syria-Lebanon Border

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An Israeli soldier walks by an 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An Israeli soldier walks by an 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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Israeli soldiers stand next to an 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

Israeli soldiers stand next to an 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defence system near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on January 28, 2013. The Iron Dome defence missile system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near... News PhotoCity,Conflict,Haifa,Horizontal,Iron Dome - Weapon,Israel,Military,Missile,North,Order,PoliticsPhotographer Getty ImagesCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesHAIFA, ISRAEL - JANUARY 31: (ISRAEL OUT) An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images)